Paint and plastic substance



Patented July 5, 1927.

UNITED STATES STANLEY I. nonmsou, or NAMPA, IDAHO.

PAINT AND PLASTIC SUBSTANCE.

No Drawing.

My invention relates to compositions of matter, to be 'used as paints, and plastic coatings, sealing compounds, and the like; particularly for exposure to the weather.

It is my object to provide a series of compositions of similar nature, and analogous composition, formed on a base of coal tar, and suitable for covering objects which are to be exposed to weathering action, acid at- 1 mospheres, acid contacts, and other uses where ordinarypaints, coatings and plastics are insufficient.

It is also my object to provide an inexpensive and durable black pigment, which is highly waterproof, and can be mixed with oils, graphite, japan drier and the like, or used directly, as roofing paint, chimney paint, tar putty, auto top dressing and the like.

I accomplish my object by that certain composition of matter, formed as follows 2- The ingredients used by me are unslacked lime, water and coal or gas tar, all of which are commercial products and by the use of the terms above I do not wish to exclude commercial substitutes for the products named, such as dehydrated lime, or any of the calcium salts, instead of unslacked lime,

candle tar or pine tar, instead of coal tar,

so and like equivalents for the'products named.

' I take unslacked lime and mix it to obtain a lime water retaining a desired'proportion' ot finely divided slacked lime in suspension. In the thinner mixtures of milk-like consistency, I ter them milk of lime, and in thicker mix ures which are smooth and sli htly viscous, I term them cream of lime. Al heavy particles of lime should be strained off from the liquids, the milk of lime red taining in suspension suflicient finely divided lime to be about the consistency of whitewash and the cream of lime retaming twoor three times the volume of finely divided lime as the milk of lime.

I bring the tar to a plastic or liquid condition so as to facilitate the chemical action obtained, and in a suitable mixer, I mix desired ortions of the lime and water solution wit the finely divided lime suspended therein, and the tar,- until all reactionsthat will take final pro note can be obtained.

For roof paint, to be used direct or w th substances, is that a curdling takes .made by pouring cold water over lumps of lace have been completed, and the Application filed April 24, 1924. Serial No. 708,804.

oil and graphite, and auto top dressing to be used 1n mixture with other substances for volume of coal or gas tar, and one part by volume of milk of lime, and stir and mix until all the milk of lime is retained in suspension in the tar. The product of this process of paintlike consistency is to be used direct as a roof paint, or can be mixed with other dark pigments and oil, for uses of the same character.

Another formula which is less viscous, is madeby thoroughly incorporating by a mixing operation, two fifths part by volume of milk of lime and three fifths part by volume of coal or gas tar.

Where the lime is used as a cream and less of the tar in proportion a coagulation and precipitation take place. In such cases the precipitate, or heavier liquid is used,

and the thin liquor arising to the surface, can be separated from the coagulated matter, and will make a splendid lice killer for use on plants, or in chicken and poultry houses for lice and mites.

Thus for a plastic cement I take two parts by volume of coal or gas tar, and two parts by volume or a little more of cream of lime, and stir and mix until thorough suspension of one mixture inthe other has taken place. The clear liquid arisin to the top, is drawn oil, and the coagulate precipitate forms a weatherproof plastic cement.

- For putty, I use two fifths parts by volume of coaltar, and three fifths parts by volume of cream of lime. The result of mixing these lace, and the curdled. material is segregate and kneaded up into a tar putty, which is an excellent product for many uses.

The milk and cream of lime should be lime, and used while the heat of reaction in the water still remains in the compositionv and stirring to cause a portion of the finely divided lime to remain in suspension.

1 will recite in the claims that follow, whatI believe to be the essence of my invention. In the above specification I have stated those processes followed by me with success and make no representations as to the nature of the recations or the reasons for the quality of the final products.

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Having thus described my invention, part, by volume, of liquid tar therewith prior What I claim as new and desire to secure by to the loss of all the heat of the chemical re- Letters Patent, is: action of the lime and water, drawing 0E 10 That process of making paint, which 0011- the upper layers of the mixture, and utiliz- 5 sists in making lime water, mixing sufing the precipitateas a pigment. ficient lime therewith to make a thin cream, then mixing from one-half to three-fourths STANLEY I. ROBINSON. 

